Adjusting assembly and method thereof

ABSTRACT

An adjustable assembly comprising a mounting plate, centre lever is pivotally connected to the mounting plate guided over the projected portion of centre lever and both are held rigid by the holding means. A base clamp pivotally connected to the centre lever and is guided through the projected portion of centre lever which is held rigid by the holding means, centre lever and base clamp are arranged to adjust in another required desired orthogonal axis by the adjusting means. The whole assemble structure is mounted to a parallel sighting devices such a laser unit or a camera or the like.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a National Stage of PCT International Application No. PCT/IB2015/059314, filed on Dec. 3, 2015, and published in English on Jul. 21, 2016 as WO 2016/113611, which claims priority to Indian Application No. 169/CHE/2015 filed on Jan. 12, 2015, each of which are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to an adjusting assembly and a method for adjusting and holding the parallel sighting device at a desired orthogonal axis through the adjustable assembly.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Parallel sighting apparatus such as a laser unit, a plurality of cameras and other like apparatus require positioning parallel to the parallel sighting devices such as guns and other like devices. The sighting apparatus are adjusted so they roughly correspond to the same point on the target. Parallel sighting devices can't be simply anchored and adjusted until the sighting apparatus are reasonably close to the spot where the bullet impacts the target which is a laborious and expensive process.

With the use of optical scopes such as infrared or laser sights the process must be repeated each time the firearm receives a jolt or the sighting devices are moved or replaced. There is no such assembly that can provide a fine adjustment of sighting apparatus to any desired orthogonally related axes and locking it in that particular adjusted position without getting disturbed by external impacts and vibrations are difficult to obtain without a complex and expensive adjusting assembly.

It is therefore desirable to have an adjusting assembly and method that would overcome the shortcomings or at least substantially ameliorate the shortcomings and disadvantages of the conventional systems.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide an adjusting assembly and method for fine adjustment of a parallel sighting device to a desired orthogonal axes and locking the apparatus in that particular adjusted position.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an adjustable assembly for fine adjustment of a parallel sighting device to a desired orthogonal axis is disclosed. The adjustable assembly comprises of plurality of components consisting of a mounting plate, a centre lever, a base clamp and a friction clamp that can be attached to each other to form the whole assembly structure through a plurality of fastening elements.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, the mounting plate consists of a plurality of mounting elements include a plurality of holes to fix an parallel sighting device and a screw is pivotally mount to the centre lever by using a hole and nut.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, further the mounting plate also consists of a hole for housing a swivelling screw of the centre lever, where the axis of the threads of the swivelling screw are perpendicular to the axis of the rotation of the swivelling screw and a slot with a screw for rigidly holding a projected portion of a centre lever and a stopper to refrain a partial tight and a partial loose of the screw to enable the housing to move in a desired orientation.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, the centre lever consists of plurality of mounting elements include at least two projected portions, wherein at least one projected portion guided through a base clamp and a screw for pivotally mount with a hole of the base clamp.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, the centre lever also consists of a hole for accommodating the swivelling screw of the base clamp with their axis perpendicular to each other.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, the base plate consists of a plurality of mounting elements include a hole, a slot with a screw for rigidly holding a projected portion of a centre lever.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, the base plate further consists of a stopper to refrain a partial tight and a partial loose of the screw to enable the housing to move in a desired orientation and a swivelling screw along with a nut.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, the friction clamp holds the parallel sighting device by using the adjustable assembly through a plurality of fasteners.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, the parallel sighting device that is held to desired orthogonally related axis hitch comprises of a barrel.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, wherein the parallel sighting device that held to achieve desired orthogonally related axis include one or more of a laser unit, a camera and a similar sighting device.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, further the assembly characterized to adjust the device in azimuth and elevation angles by rotating the swivelling screws.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, wherein the assembly is characterized to determine an increase or decrease in the distance between the swivelling screw and the nut from its initial distance.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, the assembly ensue a clockwise or counter clockwise angular displacement of the axes with reference to the barrel.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, wherein the adjustable assembly characterized to determine the distance between the screw and the nut determines an angle between the axis of the centre lever and the base clamp.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, further increase or decrease in the distance between the swivelling screw and the nut from its initial distance results in the clockwise or counter clockwise angular displacements respectively between the axes with reference to the barrel.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, wherein the assembly accommodating a friction clamps with appropriate size and shape, depending on the barrel size that is mounted to the adjustable assembly.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an assembly method for fine adjustment of a parallel sighting device to a desired orthogonally related axis is disclosed. The method further comprises steps of providing a mounting plate with a plurality of mounting elements include a plurality of holes to fix a parallel sighting device.

In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, further the method comprises a step of attaching a mounting plate include a slot for rigidly holding a projected portion of a centre lever through a screw, a hole for mounting the screw on to the mounting plate of the centre lever by using a nut and another hole for housing a swivelling screw of the said centre lever, where the axis of the threads of the said swivelling screw are perpendicular to the axis of the rotation of the swivelling screw.

In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, wherein the method also comprises a step of attaching a centre lever to the mounting plate thorough a plurality of mounting elements include at least two projected portions, where at least one projected portion guides the base clamp, a screw for housing into the hole of the base clamp and a stopper to refrain a partial tight and a partial loose of the screw to enable the housing to move in a desired orientation. The method also comprises another hole for accommodating a swivelling screw of the base clamp with their axis perpendicular to each other.

In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, further the method comprises a step of attaching the base clamp to the said centre lever through a plurality of mounting elements include a hole, a screw and a swivelling screw along with a nut.

In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, further step of the method is to hold the parallel sighting device that comprises of a barrel by using the assembly method with the help of a plurality of friction clamps through a plurality of fasteners.

In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, the method holds the parallel sighting device at desired orthogonally related axis with one or more of the devices such as a laser unit, a camera or a similar parallel sighting device.

In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, wherein the method adjusts the device in azimuth and elevation angles by rotating the swivelling screw.

In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, further the method determines an increase or decrease in the distance between the swivelling screw and the nut from its initial distance resulting in clockwise or counter clockwise angular displacements respectively between the axes with reference to the barrel.

In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, further the method determines a distance between the swivelling screw and the nut which further determines the angle between the axis of the centre lever and the base clamp.

In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, the method also determines an increase or decrease in the distance between the swivelling screw and the nut from its initial distance further resulting in clockwise or counter clockwise angular displacements respectively between the axes with reference to the barrel.

In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, the method accommodates a friction clamp with appropriate size and shape depends on the barrel size that is mounted to the adjustable assembly.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this disclosure, illustrate exemplary embodiments and, together with the description, serve to explain the disclosed principles. Some embodiments of an Adjusting assembly and/or method in accordance with embodiments of the present subject matter are now described, by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying figures, in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a front perspective view of the mounting plate of the assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a front perspective view of the centre lever with swivelling screw and nut of the assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates a front perspective view of the base clamp of the assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates an exploded view of the adjustable assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates an assembled view of the adjustable assembly along with friction clamp according to the present invention.

FIG, 6 illustrates an exploded right perspective view of the adjustable assembly and a Parallel sighting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 illustrates a front perspective of the embedded adjustable assembly with a friction clamp according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description. The present disclosure is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

On the contrary, it is intended to cover alternatives, modifications and equivalents. Various modifications to the present invention will be readily apparent to a person skilled in the art, and can be made to the present invention within the spirit and scope of the invention.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an adjustable assembly for fine adjustment of a parallel sighting device to a desired orthogonal axis is disclosed. The adjustable assembly comprises of plurality of components consisting of a mounting plate, a centre lever, a base clamp and a friction clamp that can be attached to each other to form the whole assembly structure through a plurality of fastening elements.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the mounting plate consists of a plurality of mounting elements include a plurality of holes to fix an parallel sighting device and a screw is pivotally mount to the centre lever by using a hole and nut.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, further the mounting plate also consists of a hole for housing a swivelling screw of the centre lever, where the axis of the threads of the swivelling screw are perpendicular to the axis of the rotation of the swivelling screw and a slot with a screw for rigidly holding a projected portion of a centre lever and a stopper to refrain a partial tight and a partial loose of the screw to enable the housing to move in a desired orientation.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the centre lever consists of plurality of mounting elements include at least two projected portions, wherein at least one projected portion guided through a base clamp and a screw for pivotally mount with a hole of the base clamp.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the centre lever also consists of a hole for accommodating the swivelling screw of the base clamp with their axis perpendicular to each other.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the base plate consists of a plurality of mounting elements include a hole, a slot with a screw for rigidly holding a projected portion of a centre lever.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the base plate further consists of a stopper to refrain a partial tight and a partial loose of the screw to enable the housing to move in a desired orientation and a swivelling screw along with a nut.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the friction clamp holds the parallel sighting device by using the adjustable assembly through a plurality of fasteners.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the parallel sighting device that is held to desired orthogonally related axis hitch comprises of a barrel.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein the parallel sighting device that held to achieve desired orthogonally related axis include one or more of a laser unit, a camera and a similar sighting device.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, further the assembly characterized to adjust the device in azimuth and elevation angles by rotating the swivelling screws.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein the assembly is characterized to determine an increase or decrease in the distance between the swivelling screw and the nut from its initial distance.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the assembly ensue a clockwise or counter clockwise angular displacement of the axes with reference to the barrel.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein the adjustable assembly characterized to determine the distance between the screw and the nut determines an angle between the axis of the centre lever and the base clamp.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, further increase or decrease in the distance between the swivelling screw and the nut from its initial distance results in the clockwise or counter clockwise angular displacements respectively between the axes with reference to the barrel.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein the assembly accommodating a friction clamps with appropriate size and shape, depending on the barrel size that is mounted to the adjustable assembly.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an assembly method for fine adjustment of a parallel sighting device to a desired orthogonally related axis is disclosed. The method further comprises steps of providing a mounting plate with a plurality of mounting elements include a plurality of holes to fix a parallel sighting device.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, further the method comprises a step of attaching a mounting plate include a slot for rigidly holding a projected portion of a centre lever through a screw, a hole for mounting the screw on to the mounting plate of the centre lever by using a nut and another hole for housing a swivelling screw of the said centre lever, where the axis of the threads of the said swivelling screw are perpendicular to the axis of the rotation of the swivelling screw.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein the method also comprises a step of attaching a centre lever to the mounting plate thorough a plurality of mounting elements include at least two projected portions, where at least one projected portion guides the base clamp, a screw for housing into the hole of the base clamp and a stopper to refrain a partial tight and a partial loose of the screw to enable the housing to move in a desired orientation. The method also comprises another hole for accommodating a swivelling screw of the base clamp with their axis perpendicular to each other.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, further the method comprises a step of attaching the base clamp to the said centre lever through a plurality of mounting elements include a hole, a screw and a swivelling screw along with a nut.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, further step of the method is to hold the parallel sighting device that comprises of a barrel by using the assembly method with the help of a plurality of friction clamps through a plurality of fasteners.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method holds the parallel sighting device at desired orthogonally related axis with one or more of the devices such as a laser unit, a camera or a similar parallel sighting device.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein the method adjusts the device in azimuth and elevation angles by rotating the swivelling screw.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, further the method determines an increase or decrease in the distance between the swivelling screw and the nut from its initial distance resulting in clockwise or counter clockwise angular displacements respectively between the axes with reference to the barrel.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, further the method determines a distance between the swivelling screw and the nut which further determines the angle between the axis of the centre lever and the base clamp.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method also determines an increase or decrease in the distance between the swivelling screw and the nut from its initial distance further resulting in clockwise or counter clockwise angular displacements respectively between the axes with reference to the barrel.

In accordance to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method accommodates a friction clamp with appropriate size and shape depends on the barrel size that is mounted to the adjustable assembly.

Reference now will be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. While the invention will be described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments, it should be understood that they are not intended to limit the invention to these embodiments.

Exemplary embodiments FIG. 1-7, illustrate an adjusting assembly to adjust and hold a parallel sighting device at a desired orthogonal axis.

FIG. 1 illustrating a front perspective view of a mounting plate 100 to get adjusted to a desired axis according to the present invention. The mounting plate is pivotally connected to the centre lever 200 as shown in the FIG. 2 at a hole 216 by a nut 214 with the help of a screw 110. The slot 104 is provided to hold the centre lever 200 at one side as shown in the FIG. 2 and FIG. 5. The screw 106 is guided over the projected portion 202 of the centre lever 200, where the screw 106 is also used to tightly hold the mounting plate 100 and the centre lever 200. A stopper 120 is provided to refrain a partial tight and a partial loose of the screw to enable the housing to move in a desired orientation. The hole 108 is used to house the swivelling nut 204 of the swivelling screw 206 of the centre lever 200 as shown in the FIG.2 and FIG. 5. A plurality of holes 118 provided on the top and bottom of the mounting plate are used to attach the parallel sighting device such as laser unit or a camera or a similar device.

Referring to FIG. 2 illustrates a front perspective view of the centre lever 200 of the assembly according to the present invention. The centre lever 200 is provided with at least two projected portions 202, 212 on both of its sides where one projected portion 202 is fitted in the slot 104 of the mounting plate and another projected portion 212 is provided to accommodate a base clamp 300 as shown in the FIG. 3. A screw 208 pivotally connected to the base clamp 300 through a hole 308, a hole 216 is used to attach the centre lever 200 with the mounting plate 100 through a nut 214 with a screw 110 of the mounting plate 100.

A swiveling nut 204 is housed inside the hole 108 of mounting plate 100 and axis of threads of swiveling nut 204 are perpendicular to axis of rotation of swiveling nut 204 and swiveling nut 204 axis is parallel to axis of screw 110. A swiveling screw 206 has the rotational freedom with the hole 108 and their axes are perpendicular to each other. The swiveling screw 206 is housed in the centre lever 200 and the swiveling nut 204 is housed inside the hole 108, such that the axis of hole 108 and axis of screw 110 are parallel. The swiveling screw 206 and the swiveling nut 204 are engaged together to form three bar mechanism. The distance between the swiveling screw 206 and the swiveling nut 204 determines the angle between the axis of centre lever 200 and mounting plate 100.

If the distance between the swiveling screw 206 and the swiveling nut 204 are increased or decreased from its initial distance (where both axes are parallel) then it will result to clockwise or anticlockwise angular displacements respectively between the axes with reference to devices (such as gun barrel).

As shown in the FIG. 3, a front perspective view of a base clamp 300 of the assembly according to the present invention. A swivelling screw 306 has a rotational freedom with the hole 210 of the centre lever 200 and their axes are perpendicular to each other, where the swivelling screw 306 is housed in the centre lever 200 at the hole 210 such that axis of hole 210 and axis of screw 208 are parallel. The swivelling screw 306 is housed in the base clamp 300 and the swivelling nut 304 housed in the centre lever 200. The swivelling screw 306 and the swivelling nut 304 are engaged together to form three bar mechanism. The distance between the swivelling screw 306 and the swivelling nut 304 determines the angle between the axes of centre lever 200 and base clamp 300. A stopper 320 is provided to refrain a partial tight and a partial loose of the screw to enable the housing to move in a desired orientation.

If the distance between swivelling screw 306 and swivelling nut 304 are increased or decreased from its initial distance (where both axes are perpendicular) then it will result to clockwise or anticlockwise angular displacements respectively between the axes with reference to parallel sighting device (such as a gun or a barrel).

Referring now to FIG. 4 illustrates an exploded view 400 of the adjustable assembly accommodating a mounting plate 100, a centre plate 200 and a base clamp 300 as shown in the FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 respectively. These are assembled together to form a complete structure used for mounting to a parallel sighting device through plurality of holes 118 provided on the mounting plate 100. An assembled view 500 of the adjustable assembly 520 is illustrated in the FIG, 5 that is mounted to a barrel or the like through a friction clamp 502 by using a plurality of fastening elements. The size and shape of the friction clamp 502 is varied depending on the barrel size that is to be accommodated with the adjustable assembly.

FIG. 6 illustrates an exploded right perspective view 600 of the adjustable assembly 620 and a parallel sighting device according to the present invention. The adjustable assembly 620 one side of which is attached to a friction clamp 602 which in turn is mounted to a device such as a barrel or a similar device through a plurality of fastening elements. Another side of the adjustable assembly 620 is firmly clamped to a parallel sighting device 622 such as a laser unit or a camera or the like through a plurality of fastening elements.

Referring now to FIG. 7 illustrates a front perspective of the embedded adjustable assembly 700 accommodating a mounting plate 100, a centre lever 200, a base clamp 300, friction clamp and a parallel sighting device as illustrated in the above described embodiments through a plurality mounting elements which is further clamped to a barrel or a similar device.

Although the present invention has been described in terms of certain preferred embodiments and illustrations thereof, other embodiments and modifications to preferred embodiments may be possible that are within the principles and spirit of the invention. The above descriptions are therefore to be regarded as illustrative and not restrictive. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents. 

We claim:
 1. An adjustable assembly for fine adjustment of a parallel sighting device to desired orthogonally related axes, comprises of: a mounting plate provided with a plurality of mounting elements, characterized to include: a plurality of holes to fix an parallel sighting device; a screw is pivotally mount to the centre lever by using a hole and nut; a hole for housing a swiveling screw of the said centre lever, where the axis of the threads of the said swiveling screw are perpendicular to the axis of the rotation of the swiveling screw; a slot with a screw for rigidly holding a projected portion of a centre lever and a stopper to refrain a partial tight and a partial loose of the screw to enable the housing to move in a desired orientation; the centre lever provided with a plurality of mounting elements for attaching to the said mounting plate, characterized to include: at least two projected portions, wherein at least one projected portion guided through a base clamp; a screw for pivotally mount with a hole of the said base clamp; a hole for accommodating a swiveling screw of the said base clamp with their axis perpendicular to each other; the base clamp provided with a plurality of mounting elements for attaching to the said centre lever, characterized to admit: a hole; a slot with a screw for rigidly holding a projected portion of a centre lever; and a stopper to refrain a partial tight and a partial loose of the screw to enable the housing to move in a desired orientation; a swiveling screw along with a nut; and the friction clamp holds the Parallel sighting device by using the adjustable assembly through a plurality of fasteners.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, the parallel sighting device that is held to desire orthogonally related axes comprises of a barrel.
 3. The assembly according to claim 1, the parallel sighting device that held to achieve the desired orthogonally related axis are one or more of: a laser unit; a camera; and a similar sighting device.
 4. The assembly according to claim 1, characterized to adjust the device in azimuth and elevation angles by rotating the swiveling screws.
 5. The assembly according to claim 1, characterized to determine an increase or decrease in the distance between the swiveling screw and the nut from its initial distance.
 6. The assembly according to claim 1, characterized to ensue a clockwise or counterclockwise angular displacement of the axes with reference to the barrel.
 7. According to the assembly as claimed in claim 1, the distance between the screw and the nut determines an angle between the axis of the centre lever and the base clamp.
 8. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the increase or decrease in the distance between the swiveling screw and the nut from its initial distance results in the clockwise or counterclockwise angular displacements respectively between the axes with reference to the barrel.
 9. The assembly according to claim 1, characterized to accommodate friction clamps with appropriate size and shape, depending on the barrel size that is mounted to the adjustable assembly.
 10. An assembly method for fine adjustment of a parallel sighting device to a desired orthogonally related axis, comprise steps of: providing a mounting plate with a plurality of mounting elements, characterized to include: a plurality of holes to fix an parallel sighting device; a slot for rigidly holding a projected portion of a centre lever through a screw; a hole for mounting the screw on to the said mounting plate of the centre lever by using a nut; another hole for housing a swiveling screw of the said centre lever, where the axis of the threads of the said swiveling screw are perpendicular to the axis of the rotation of the swiveling screw; attaching the said centre lever to the mounting plate with a plurality of mounting elements, characterized to include: at least two projected portions, wherein at least one projected portion guides a base clamp; a screw for housing into a hole of the said base clamp; a stopper to refrain a partial tight and a partial loose of the screw to enable the housing to move in a desired orientation; another hole for accommodating a swiveling screw of the said base clamp with their axis perpendicular to each other; attaching the said base clamp to the said centre lever with a plurality of mounting elements, characterized to admit: a hole; a screw; a swiveling screw along with a nut; and holding the parallel sighting device that comprises of a barrel by using the said assembly method with the help of a plurality of friction clamps using a plurality of fasteners.
 11. The method according to claim 10, the parallel sighting device that held to the desired orthogonally related axis are one or more of: a laser unit; a camera; and a similar parallel sighting device.
 12. The method according to claim 10, adjust the device in azimuth and elevation angles by rotating the swiveling screws.
 13. The method according to claim 10, characterized to determine an increase or decrease in the distance between the swiveling screw and the nut from its initial distance resulting in a clockwise or a counterclockwise angular displacements respectively between the axes with reference to the barrel.
 14. The method according to the claim 10, characterized to determine a distance between the swiveling screw and the nut which further determines the angle between the axis of the centre lever and the base clamp.
 15. The method according to claim 10, characterized to determine an increase or decrease in the distance between the swiveling screw and the nut from its initial distance further resulting in a clockwise or a counterclockwise angular displacements respectively between the axes with reference to the barrel.
 16. The method according to claim 10, characterized to accommodate the friction clamp with appropriate size and shape depends on the barrel size that is mounted to the adjustable assembly. 